Palettes / Colors / #DDEFE8
#DDEFE8 — Pale Muted Green
#DDEFE8 is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #DDEFE8 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#DDEFE8 is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #EFDCE3; it also sits naturally between #DCEFDE and #DCEDEF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DDEFE8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 221, 239, 232 |
| HSL | 157°, 36%, 90% |
| HSV | 157°, 8%, 94% |
| CMYK | 8%, 0%, 3%, 6% |
| XYZ | 75.25, 82.93, 88.39 |
| Yxy | 82.93, 0.3052, 0.3363 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.98, -7.21, 1.34 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.07, -7.11, 1.29 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 94% · Blue 91%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DDEFE8
.text { color: #DDEFE8; }
.background { background-color: #DDEFE8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDEFE8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 239, 232); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(157, 36%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDEFE8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 239, 232, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDEFE8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 239, 232, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DDEFE8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDEFE8">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DDEFE8
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Tones of #DDEFE8
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EFDCE3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.59:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DDEFE8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDEFE8
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DDEFE8: ·
How #DDEFE8 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #DDEFE8 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DDEFE8?
#DDEFE8 is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 221, 239, 232). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DDEFE8?
#DDEFE8 is RGB 221, 239, 232 — HSL 157°, 36%, 90% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 3%, 6%.
What colors go with #DDEFE8?
Its complement is #EFDCE3; analogous partners are #DCEFDE and #DCEDEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DDEFE8 for text?
Black text on #DDEFE8 has a contrast ratio of 17.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.